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Housing levy contributions do not guarantee home ownership, says Lands CS

By Stephanie Wangari | 1yr ago

Lands Cabinet Secretary Alice Wahome. [Boniface Okendo,Standard]

Lands Cabinet Secretary Alice Wahome has come under fire after saying that monthly contributions to the Housing Levy do not guarantee home ownership.

Wahome instead said that the deductions should be viewed as a tax.

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